RE: Recommendation

[Macha McDonald]

It seems you already have a GP and want an OB, bit I know of a community health centre that supports home birth etc (posters on the wall, and a beautiful feed and change room with a rocking chair too!!).  There are no Obs.  I am only guessing, but if you cant afford homebirth, you cant afford a private OB either.  The Gps do shared care, and they are FABULOUS!!!  Dr. Gavan Martyn is my doctor, and is a gem.  The centre is in Paisley St., Footscray (if you live in Melbourne).  If you want a more natural birth, have you considered trying a birth centre.  I hear the one at the Mercy (East Melbourne) is great.  Good luck, and congratulations!!!   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Phillip Fogarty Sent: Sunday, 3 February 2002 5:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Recommendation   Hi All,   I was wondering if anybody could recommend a Doctor who is highly considerate of a mothers wishes.  (I know what is going through your minds after that one... hee hee.)  I have spent much time considering my available options (unfortunately home birth is not financially one of them... maybe by the time we have our third they will allow HB Midwives to be covered by insurance...)    I don't really want to leave everything to 'pot luck' and hope that I manage to visit the right Doctor who will work WITH me instead of for me.  I was quite fortunate that the hospital (public) was so busy on the day I delivered our first child - I had NO intervention, and was told to 'listen to my body' when I was suddenly pushing...    When I mentioned to my GP that we would be trying and I wanted to know if she knew anybody who had ideals aligned with my own, she said that she could only go by her own experience and could only therefore recommend her own OB so I would probably be better off talking to friends.  I decided this wouldn't help much as I only know two people who have recently had babies and neither of them were happy with their OB's.   So any help would be much appreciated! Thanks and keep smiling! Kirsty.